GCSE Geography. Case studies and examples

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1 GCSE Geography Case studies and examples

2 Paper 1: Living with the physical environment Section A: The challenge of natural hazards

3 Tectonic hazards 1) Use named examples to show how the effects and responses to a tectonic hazard vary between two areas of contrasting levels of wealth.

4 Weather hazards 2) Use a named example of a tropical storm to show its effects and responses. How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms.

5 Weather hazards 3) An example of a recent extreme weather event in the UK to illustrate: causes social, economic and environmental impacts how management strategies can reduce risk. Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK.

6 Paper 1: Living with the physical environment Section B: The living world

7 Ecosystems 4) An example of a small scale UK ecosystem to illustrate the concept of interrelationships within a natural system, an understanding of producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain, food web and nutrient cycling.

8 Tropical rainforests 5) A case study of a tropical rainforest to illustrate: causes of deforestation subsistence and commercial farming, logging, road building, mineral extraction, energy development, settlement, population growth impacts of deforestation economic development, soil erosion, contribution to climate change.

9 Hot deserts 6) A case study of a hot desert to illustrate: development opportunities in hot desert environments: mineral extraction, energy, farming, tourism challenges of developing hot desert environments: extreme temperatures, water supply, inaccessibility.

10 Paper 1: Living with the physical environment Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK

11 Coastal landscapes in the UK 7) An example of a section of coastline in the UK to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition.

12 Coastal landscapes in the UK 8) An example of a coastal management scheme in the UK to show: the reasons for management the management strategy the resulting effects and conflicts

13 River landscapes in the UK 9) An example of a river valley in the UK to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition

14 River landscapes in the UK 10)An example of a flood management scheme in the UK to show: why the scheme was required the management strategy the social, economic and environmental issues

15 Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment Section A: Urban issues and challenges

16 Urban Issues 1) A case study of a major city in an LIC or NEE to illustrate: the location and importance of the city, regionally, nationally and internationally causes of growth: natural increase and migration how urban growth has created opportunities: social: access to services health and education; access to resources water supply, energy economic: how urban industrial areas can be a stimulus for economic development how urban growth has created challenges: managing urban growth slums, squatter settlements providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy providing access to services health and education reducing unemployment and crime managing environmental issues waste disposal, air and water pollution, traffic congestion

17 Urban Issues 2) An example of how urban planning is improving the quality of life for the urban poor

18 Urban issues 3) A case study of a major city in the UK to illustrate: the location and importance of the city in the UK and the wider world impacts of national and international migration on the growth and character of the city how urban change has created opportunities: social and economic: cultural mix, recreation and entertainment, employment, integrated transport systems environmental: urban greening how urban change has created challenges: social and economic: urban deprivation, inequalities in housing, education, health and employment environmental: dereliction, building on brownfield and greenfield sites, waste disposal the impact of urban sprawl on the rural urban fringe, and the growth of commuter settlements

19 Urban issues 3) A case study of a major city in the UK to illustrate: the location and importance of the city in the UK and the wider world impacts of national and international migration on the growth and character of the city how urban change has created opportunities: social and economic: cultural mix, recreation and entertainment, employment, integrated transport systems environmental: urban greening how urban change has created challenges: social and economic: urban deprivation, inequalities in housing, education, health and employment environmental: dereliction, building on brownfield and greenfield sites, waste disposal the impact of urban sprawl on the rural urban fringe, and the growth of commuter settlements

20 Urban issues 4) An example of an urban regeneration project to show: reasons why the area needed regeneration the main features of the project.

21 Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment Section B: The changing economic world

22 Changing economic world 5) An example of how the growth of tourism in an LIC or NEE helps to reduce the development gap

23 Changing economic world 6) A case study of one LIC or NEE to illustrate: the location and importance of the country, regionally and globally the wider political, social, cultural and environmental context within which the country is placed the changing industrial structure. The balance between different sectors of the economy. How manufacturing industry can stimulate economic development the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in relation to industrial development. Advantages and disadvantages of TNC(s) to the host country the changing political and trading relationships with the wider world international aid: types of aid, impacts of aid on the receiving country the environmental impacts of economic development the effects of economic development on quality of life for the population

24 Changing economic world 6) A case study of one LIC or NEE to illustrate: the location and importance of the country, regionally and globally the wider political, social, cultural and environmental context within which the country is placed the changing industrial structure. The balance between different sectors of the economy. How manufacturing industry can stimulate economic development the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in relation to industrial development. Advantages and disadvantages of TNC(s) to the host country the changing political and trading relationships with the wider world international aid: types of aid, impacts of aid on the receiving country the environmental impacts of economic development the effects of economic development on quality of life for the population

25 Changing economic world 7) An example of how modern industrial development can be more environmentally Sustainable

26 Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment Section C: The challenge of resource management

27 The challenge of resource management 8) an example of a large scale agricultural development to show how it has both advantages and disadvantages

28 The challenge of resource management 9) an example of a local scheme in an LIC or NEE to increase sustainable supplies of food